pteridology

from WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006)
pteridology
    n 1: the branch of botany that studies ferns
    
from The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
Pteridology \Pter`i*dol"o*gy\, n. [Gr. ?, ?, a fern + -logy.]
   That department of botany which treats of ferns.
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